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scooped

scooped is the simple past and past participle of scoop.

Meaning of scoop

Verb

scoop (third-person singular simple present scoops, present participle scooping, simple past and past participle scooped)

  1. (transitive) To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
    • He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.
  2. (transitive) To make hollow; to dig out.
    • I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers.
  3. (transitive) To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
    • The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
  4. (often) To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
  5. (slang) To pick (someone) up
    • You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?
  6. (slang) To win the entire pot in a hand in which the pot was split.

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Phrases with scooped

Questions about scooped

What is scooped the simple past and past participle of?
Scooped is the simple past and past participle of scoop.

Words near scooped in the dictionary

  1. scoop wheels
  2. scoop-net
  3. scoop-nets
  4. scoopability
  5. scoopable
  6. scooped
  7. scooped in
  8. scooped up
  9. scooper
  10. scoopers
  11. scoopeth

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